7TNeuro Image - 3D TOF 3 SLAB MT FS FA 25 Human Head TE = 2.4 TR = 21.0

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7T Neuro Images - Sagittal T2 CUBE TE = 77.7 TR = 2500.0

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GE 3T Premier MRI Scanner

40

Years of Iowa MRI

GE 3T MAGNUS Head Only MRI Scanner

4

Number of research dedicated MRI scanners

7T Human MRI scanner

2004

MR Research Facility established

Facility Description

The Magnetic Resonance Research Facility (MRRF) has scanners located in both the hospital and research buildings on the campus of the University of Iowa. The clinical research scanner is housed in an 8,000 square foot state-of-the-art MR facility. This facility is on the lower level of the Pappajohn Pavilion within the University of Iowa Health Care. There are five offices housing scientific staff of the MRI Center and a conference room.

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Events

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Kara Davis promotional image

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Kara Davis

Thursday, May 1, 2025 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility
This event is open to the public."Understanding Cellular Predictors of Relapse in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia"Kara Davis, DOStanford UniversityFaculty Hosts: Miles Pufall, PhD and Jessica Zimmerman, MDDavis Lab | https://kldavislab.org/
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (In Person and Zoom) promotional image

Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (In Person and Zoom)

Thursday, May 1, 2025 11:30am to 12:30pm
Hardin Library for Health Sciences
This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account. PLEASE NOTE: Advance registration is required to participate on Zoom. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Abigail (Abby) Morrison and Julius Yevdash

Thursday, May 1, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility
Presented by Abby Morrison Graduate Student in Dr. Kristina Thiel's lab Presented by Julius Yevdash Graduate student in the labs of Drs. Colin Kenny and Robert Weigel

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MR Research Facility is located in the Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building (PBDB).